Houston Acres Kentucky Map

About Houston Acres, Kentucky

Houston Acres is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 492. The population density is 1319.2 people per km². Houston Acres is located at 38.2142°N, 85.6138°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Houston Acres is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40220.

Houston Acres exists as a quiet, residential enclave defined by the persistent, winding presence of the South Fork Beargrass Creek. It lies 2.4 miles south-southeast of St. Matthews, KY (from St. Matthews, KY: bearing 150°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-southeast of Louisville. The landscape here favors a subtle topography, where the land slopes toward the water’s edge in long, low swaths of limestone and clay. At dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the creek bed, casting a silvered, hazy glow over the suburban lawns that seem to hold the heat of the day longer than the cool, shaded thickets nearby. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a faint memory on the far horizon, Houston Acres finds its own immediate stillness in the proximity of Des Pres, where the canopy of trees offers a sanctuary for the local fauna and a respite from the hum of the surrounding metropolitan grid.

History in Houston Acres is measured not in grand monuments, but in the slow maturation of mid-century architecture and the deepening roots of oaks that shade the neighborhood lanes. The local economy relies on the broader vitality of the regional corridor, keeping the pace of life steady and predictable, far removed from the clamor of heavy industry. Residents often look toward the wider Jefferson County Memorial Forest for deeper excursions into the timbered wilderness, or toward the quiet, still waters of Tucker Lake when the summer air grows thick and heavy. A distinct, unforced character defines the neighborhood, where the soft vernacular of the Upper South persists in the quiet greetings exchanged over fences, reflecting a life built on the quiet equilibrium of suburban stability and the enduring, slow-moving currents of the local landscape.

About This Houston Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Houston Acres, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.214237, -85.613849. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Houston Acres includes the ZIP code (40220), telephone area code (502), county seat of Jefferson County (Louisville), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.